Trollkins
Trollkins is a 1981 animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that aired for one season on CBS. Essentially a cross between The Smurfs (which incidentally premiered the same day, September 12, 1981, in the same time slot at 8:30 ET) and The Dukes of Hazzard, it followed the misadventures of trolls Blitz, Pixlee, and Flooky.[1]
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| Composer | Hoyt Curtin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 13 (26 segments) |
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| Editor | Gil Iverson |
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| Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
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| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 12, 1981 – September 4, 1982 |
Plot
The Trollkins are a race of small trolls with green, blue, and purple faces who live in a tree community called Trolltown. The episodes follow the adventures of Blitz (voiced by Steve J. Spears), Pixlee (voiced by Jennifer Darling), and their pet companion Flooky (voiced by Frank Welker). Blitz's father Mayor Lumpkin (voiced by Paul Winchell) was somewhat of a short, incompetent, hot-headed, fumble-mouth of a mayor who spoke in spoonerisms.[2] Pixlee's father Sheriff Trollsom (voiced by Alan Oppenheimer), more mild-mannered than Mayor Lumpkin, and his two deputies Dotty and Flake (voiced by Jennifer Darling and Marshall Efron) were just as incompetent and fumble-minded in maintaining order in Trolltown. Nevertheless, there was no complete love lost amongst the citizens of Trolltown despite the continuous escapades, including those involving a renegade motorcycle gang known as the Troll Choppers (much like the Chopper Bunch from Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch) who terrorized the citizens of Trolltown from time to time, but were merely a nuisance rather than a threat to everyone.
Cast
- Michael Bell as Grubb Trollmaine
- Bill Callaway as Slug
- Jennifer Darling as Pixlee Trollsom, Deputroll Dotty
- Marshall Efron as Deputroll Flake
- Alan Oppenheimer as Sheriff Pudge Trollsom
- Hank Saroyan as Afid
- Steve Spears as Blitz
- Frank Welker as Bogg, Flooky, Top Troll
- Paul Winchell as Mayor Lumpkin
Additional voices
Episodes
| No. | Title | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Trolltown Goes Trollywood" "Trolltown Meets Kling Kong" | Bob Ogle Dick Robbins | September 12, 1981 |
| 2 | "The Case of the Missing Trollosaurus" "The Trollerbear Scare" | Jim Ryan Mark Evanier | September 19, 1981 |
| 3 | "Escape from Alcatroll" "The Trollness Monster" | Jeffrey Scott J.R. Young | September 26, 1981 |
| 4 | "The Trollchoppers Meet Frogzilla" "Robotroll" | Jeffrey Scott | October 3, 1981 |
| 5 | "Trollyapolis 500" "Trollin the Magician" | Unknown | October 10, 1981 |
| 6 | "The Great Troll Train Wreck" "Trolltown Goes Ga-Ga" | Jeffrey Scott | October 17, 1981 |
| 7 | "Treasure of Troll Island" "Mirror, Mirror on the Troll" | Unknown | October 24, 1981 |
| 8 | "The Empire Strikes Trolltown" "Raiders of the Lost Troll" | Jeffrey Scott | October 31, 1981 |
| 9 | "The Moth That Ate Trolltown" "Fine Feathered Lumpkin" | Unknown | November 7, 1981 |
| 10 | "Bermuda Trollangle" "Supertroll" | Michael Maurer | November 14, 1981 |
| 11 | "Flooky and the Troll Burglar" "Dr. Frankentroll, I Presume" | Jeffrey Scott | November 21, 1981 |
| 12 | "The Abominable Trollman" "The Trollcat in the Trollhat" | Unknown | November 28, 1981 |
| 13 | "Agent Double-O-Troll" "Pixlee and the Seven Trolls" | Unknown | December 5, 1981 |
Broadcast history
- September 12, 1981 – September 4, 1982 – CBS
- 1985–91 – USA Cartoon Express
- 1992–2001 – Cartoon Network
- April 1, 2000–10 – Boomerang (on occasions)
References
- Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 874–875. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- Sennett, Ted (1989). The Art of Hanna-Barbera: Fifty Years of Creativity. Studio. p. 237. ISBN 978-0670829781. Retrieved 2 June 2020.